Commission date 1970-1972 Lower reservoir Kiev Reservoir | Upper reservoir Upper Kiev Generating units | |
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Upper res. capacity 3,700,000 m (3,000 acre·ft) Lower res. capacity 3,780,000,000 m (3,060,000 acre·ft) Similar Kiev Hydroelectric Power Pl, Dniester Hydroelectric Station, Dniester Pumped Storage P, Tashlyk Pumped Storage P, Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Pl | ||
The Kiev Pumped-Storage Power Plant is a pumped-storage power station on the west bank of the Kiev Reservoir in Vyshhorod, Ukraine. The Kiev Reservoir serves as the lower reservoir and the upper reservoir is located 70 m (230 ft) above the lower. Water sent from the upper reservoir generates electricity with three 33.3 megawatts (44,700 hp) conventional hydroelectric generators and three 45 megawatts (60,000 hp) reversible pump-generators. During periods of low demand, such as night time, the pump-generators push water from the lower reservoir to the upper for use during peak hours. The first generator was commissioned in 1970, the last in 1972.
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